Coastal Command (1942)

Directed by

J.B. Holmes

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This British film from 1942 shows the work of RAF Coastal Command. It follows the crews of flying boats and bombers during the Battle of the Atlantic.

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What happens

Coastal Command is a 1942 British film made by the Crown Film Unit for the Ministry of Information. The film, distributed by RKO, dramatised the work of RAF Coastal Command. Coastal Command is a documentary-style account of the Short Sunderland and Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats during the Battle of the Atlantic. The film includes real footage of attacks on a major enemy ship by Hudson and Beaufort bombers based in Iceland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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